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CHAPTER. 7
THE ANDREWS RAID REACHES THE HEAR
OF THE CONFEDERACY.

THE ANDREWS RAID REACHES THE HEART
OF THE CoNFEDERACY.
At Nashville, in March, 1862, while Gen.
d. c. Buell. commanded the Army of the
Ohio, u spy in his employ, j. j. Andrews,
proposed to him to take eight men and
destroy some of the principal bridges far
to the south, on one or more important
Confederate railway lines. Buell. con-
scented and gave the men; but though the
daring spy took his men to Atlanta, Ca,
the enterprise failed from the absence of
q Confederate railroad engineer whose
help had been promised. The men, with
Andrews, succeeded in reaching the
Union lines again in safety, at Murfrees-
boro and Shelbyville.
These points were then under the COM
mand of Gen. o. NJ. Mitchell, the celebrated
astronomer, who had been detached with
10000 men from the army of Buell. for the
purpose of guarding Nashville on that side,
and of infiicting any injury in his power
upon the enemy. The report of Andrews,
who brought full information of the condi-
tion of the enemy south and east OF Mitchell,
probably confirmed the daring schemes he
was already entertaining, and between
them they arranged for the boldest push
of the war. What they meant to do may
did. Mitchell moved his whole division to
Shelbyville, Tenn, and prepared to move
rapidly and secretly upon the line of the
enemy's communications directly south
ward To Andrews he gave authority to
take from twenty four TO thirty volunteers
probably man from each company of
the I'd, alst and 33d Ohio regiments. The
twenty-three of these who reported were
dressed H. ordinary suits in place of their
uniforms, supplied with side arms only
and with an abundance OF Confederate
money, and met their leader in lonely
wooded spot at night near the Union
picket line. Here he directed them to
break into small squads, and getting into
the rough and unguarded country in the
Cumberland range of mountains, proceed
by unfrequented routes across the noun
tains to different stations on railroads far
within the Confederate lines, where no
guards were placed and where travel was
as yet free and unrestricted by passports
or O her dangerous formalities. Then it
would be easy to reach any part of the
south. Ii questioned while on the way
they were to state that they were from
Fleming county, KY, on their way south
to escape Yankee" tyranny and to join
the Southern army.
Fleming county was the home OF An
drews, and there is a thread of tender and
pitiful romance connecting it with his
name which the writer learned on the
spot from parties concerned many years
after. Andrews loved, wooed and won a
Kentucky lady of that vicinity-Miss
Elizabeth J. Layton-who, like himself,
was an ardent Unionist She was de-
scribed to me by neighbors as not strik-
ingly beautiful, but attractive and esti-
mable. Before their marriage the war
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PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

Barnum has had five fires with his
show and lost more than 81 100000.
Jay Gould left Paris Monday for Mar
settles, to await the arrival of his yacht
there.
Mrs. Celia Thaxter, the artist and
poet, has become convert to esoteric
Buddhism.
Governor Ames, of Massachusetts,
carries life insurance to the amount of
1926, 900.
The young English woman who figur-
ed in the Valentine Baker affair is still
alive and unmarried.
Lieutenant Cushing claims that the
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Mr.. Eben d. Jordan, of the great firm
of Jordan, Marsh q Co., is talked of as
the probable candidate of the Republic
cans for Mayor of Boston.
The only thing that disturbed Mr..
Barnum Monday was the loss of Jumbo's
stuffed skin. He says he can replace
everything else lost in the fire but
Jumbo.
Senator Quay and family will occupy
in Washington the house which the
Hon. Andrew d. Curtin made his home
during his long service in Congress.
Mrs. Langtry is boring an artesian
we'll on her farm near Carson City, New,
with the hope of striking hot water and
establish ing sanitarium and conserva-
tory there.
Abram Lawrence Bogart, 80 years old,
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refuses the couple his blessing because
they did not ask his consent.
A number of young lady members OF
the choir in st. Paul's Roman Catholic
church, Burlington, N. j., have been
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cause they attended dance one day
last week.
Mrs. Cleveland has number of old
college friends at the White House this
week. They are Miss Kingsford, OF
Oswego; Miss Severance, of Cleveland
and Miss Alexander. of Bridgeport.
General Lew Wallace will not lecture
this season, though he receives bushels
of letters asking him to fix dates. His
time is entirely devoted to literary
work, closing up new book on which
he has been working for some time.
Mrs. Kate w. Howe has been arrest
ed in Bridgeton, n. Y, for wearing :
badge of the Grand Army. Mrs. Howe
claims that she earned the right to the
badge by serving IN the army as mar
until wound exposed her sex.
General Booth, of the Salvation Army
has decided to send squads of soldier
to Zululand and South America. Som,
of his forces have already reached Jeru
salem, and the streets of the Holy Cit,
resound with the jingle of their tam
borines.
J Joseph Pulitzer was a Washington
correspondent of the New York San il
1876, and Mr.. Dana thought his letters o
enough Importance to double-lead then
/ on the first page of the paper. Mr.
, Dana and Mr.. Pulitzer do not speak a
! they pass by now.
t Julius Chambers, the young managing
editor of the New York Herald, has re
: turned to New York after six months il
Paris, Mr.. Chambers went to Europe t
3 superintend the duplicating of the Her
aid in Paris, and while there taught tn
Parisians something about getting on
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~ III HENN-ENf
Atty for Administrative.
First ins. Nov. IS last inS. Dec.2.
PROBATE NOTICE.

CNTATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
- Earth, in Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of John
Murtaugh, deceased.
The State of Minnesota and the said Probate
Court to all persons interested in the estate OF
John MuTtaugh, deceased. Greeting:
Whereas, Margaret MurtauRh of the county
of Blue Earth, State of Minnesota, has filed
her petition III the Probate Court of the coun-
~ of Blue Earth for letters Of administration
to issue to her said petitioner upon the estate
of John Murtaugh, late of said county, de-
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Therefore you and each of you are cited and
required To appear nj the office of the Judge
of Probate, In the city of Mankato, in said
county of Blue Earth, on the 18th day of Dec
cmber, A. D., 1857, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon of that day, and show cause why let.
tiers of administration upon said estate should
not issue to the said petitioner as prayed for
in said petition.
in testimony whereof | have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the Probate
Court this 18th day of November, a. ID. 1857.
G. w. MEAD,
lSEAL.1 Judge of Probate.
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with few obsta-
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Two Of our number, however, were sus-
pected, and as the readiest way out of
their dilemma, joined the Confederate
army-which we had all been expressly
authorized to do in case of need, and
which was the easier now, as the conscrip-
ton was being relentlessly enforced, and
It was assumed that all travellers who
could not give good account of them
selves were fleeing from it. At Marietta
we spent the night, intending to capture
our train in the morning in a camp of
the enemy's and making our way
northward, burn the bridges, which
constituted the object that had brought
US more than 200 miles away from the
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First ins Nov. ~, last Dec. 9.
PROBATE NOTICE.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blu
OEarth in Probate Court,

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of Blue
SEarth, in Probate Court.
In the matter Of the estate of John T. Just
deceased.
The State OF Minnesota and the said Probate
Court to all persons interested in the estate OF
John Il. Just deceased, greeting:
You and each of you are hereby cited and
required personally to he and appear before
the Judge of Probate of the County OF Blue
Earth, State of Minnesota, at his office, in the
City of Mankato, in said county, on the 18th
day OF December, AID, 1887, at 10 O'Clock i'm the
forenoon of that day, then and there To at
tend the final settlement of the account OF
Amalla Collins, Administrative of the estate
of John Il. Just, deceased, and the distribution
of said estate.
In testimony whereof. have hereunto sci
my hand and affixed the seal of the Probate
Court this END day of November, A. ID. 1887.
G. W. MEAD,
[Seall Judge of Probate
DANIEL BUCK,
Atty for Administrative
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First insertion Nov. 1, last Dec.a
SUMMONS.
NTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blu
- Earth,-ss,


~ Earth,-sS,
District Court, Sixth judicial District
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against
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defendant:
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broke out, and he
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CHAPTER II.

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STATE NEWS.

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